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I am copying Slayermel's post since she seems to know what she is doing. :)
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The only thing I could suggest is to use either Wintergirls or City of Ashes as a book for one of the Mini SAT shelves. I noticed you've only got 3 books so far and if you only add another book there (take Linger off 'teen' and put Wintergirls there), you'd be completing Mini SAT with 4 books (still less than 5) and you can still claim the bonus point there.
And you can still claim the 'wide' bonus points for it too!!
Oh, I did not think about that. I will add Wintergirls to the Mini-SAT. Thanks for the tip.
February2.1 Mini SAT: 50 points
thriller
thrillers
guilty-pleasures
sf-fantasy
science-fiction-fantasy
scifi-fantasy
sci-fi-fantasy
contemporary A Visit from the Goon Squad
contemporary-fiction A visit from the Goon Squad
music A visit from the Goon Squad
english
erotica
2.2 20 points: Groundhog Day (2nd): Read a book with animal/s on the cover or about animal/s or main character is an animal (mythical creatures acceptable)
2.3 20 points: Valentine's Day (14th): Read a book with cholocate / candy / heart / mostly red / pink on cover
2.4 30 points: February being Library Lovers' Month: Read a book involving a library (eg. librarian character -not necessarily the main protagonist, set in the library or at least for a character to visit the library, etc) AND (optional) express your love for your library: How to Love your Library
2.5 30 points: Reading around the world:
Read a book written by an author from* or where it is mostly set in a country of your choosing but... your choice for this month is limited to a country where the first initial starts with the letters a, b, c, d, e. Use only this List of Countries for this challenge
*either by birth / currently residing or if they have passed away, where they are interred.
4/6/11
Challenge 2.1: books
Challenge 2.2: 4 books @ 20 points each = 80 points
Challenge 2.3: 4 books @ 20 points each=80 points
Challenge 2.4: 2 books @ 30 points each=60 points
Challenge 2.5: 1 books @ 30 points each=30 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): @ 50 points each
Wide (Monthly shelf): 2 @ 25 points each =50 points
Changeless 2/17/11
Why Sh*t Happens: The Science of a Really Bad Day 2/28/11
Mid Month Bonus: 1 X 25 points =25 points
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse started 2/15/11
February: 325
Grand Total: 795
March3.1 Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books):
harlequin
3.2 20 points - Read the Month: "The name of March comes from ancient Rome, when March was the first month of the year and named Martius after Mars, the Roman god of war": Read a book that contains, either in title, character, or author’s name, a Roman god’s / goddess’ name from below list (exact spelling please):
12 Major Roman gods / goddesses:
Apollo
Bacchus
Ceres
Cupid
Diana
Fauna
Flora
Fortuna
Janus
Juno
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
Minerva
Neptune
Pluto
Saturn
Venus
Vesta
Vulcan
3.3 20 points - Reading the Rainbow: Read books with the following (predominantly) colored covers:
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Indigo
Violet
Note: there are 7 colors of the rainbow – you can read up to 5 books per challenge but to claim points for up to 5 books, read a different colored cover for this particular challenge.
3.4 30 points – 8th March is International Women’s Day to celebrate “the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present, and future”. Read a book either:
a. about women’s issues (ie. rights to vote, discrimination, violence, etc). It can be fiction / non-fiction, that’s up to you. AND / OR
b. biography / autobiography of those who championed women’s causes, for example Susan B. Anthony (US), Elizabeth Cady Stanton(US), Amelia Jenks Bloomer (US), Miles Franklin (AUS), Germaine Greer (AUS), Mary Wollstonecraft (UK), Mary Stopes (UK), etc... All of the above I garnered from lists of feminists on Wikipedia but please these are only examples.
3.5 30 points: Read around the world:
Read a book written by an author from* or where it is mostly set in a country of your choosing but... your choice for this month is limited to a country where the first initial starts with the letters P, Q, R, S, T. Use only this List of Countries for this challenge
*either by birth / currently residing or if they have passed away, where they are interred.
Mini SAT 3.1: 5 books to complete March shelves = 50 points
Challenge 3.2: 0 books @ 20 points each = 0 points
Challenge 3.3: 4 books @ 20 points each = 80 points
Challenge 3.4: 1 books @ 30 points each = 30 points
Challenge 3.5: 0 books @ 30 points each = 0 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 0 books @ 50 points each = 0 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 2 books @ 25 points each = 50 points
His Majesty's Dragon
Ain't Myth-Behaving
Monthlies (bonus on the 15th): 100 points
Cracked Up to Be started 3/17/11
Mini SAT bonus: 5 books for March shelves = 0 points
March:310 points
Grand Total: 1105 points
Books I've read:
APRIL1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books):
theory
2. National Poetry Month (US/Canada): 20 points for each book of poems BUT for the really overly ambitious, receive an additional 100 bonus points if you read 5 books of poems that were written in different centuries
3. April Fools Day: 20 points for reading ‘humorous’ book or one written by a comedian
4. This month we will also be celebrating World Health & Earth Days, your choice of classes are:
a. Introductory (20 pts): Read an ebook of your choice
b. Beginner (35 pts): Read a book in relation to health (physical / mental) or the environment - strictly Non-Fiction for this choice. This can be a self help book or a memoir.
The Middle Place 6/12/11
c. Intermediary (50 points): Read any book you want (but it has to be one you owned or borrowed from library or one you received from a bookswap etc - any books purchased BRAND NEW in 2011 do not qualify for this challenge) and walk the number of pages (ie. for 500 pages, walk 500 steps). Using the stride & speed of an average person, I've calculated that 500 steps will approximately take you only 5+ minutes. We challenge you to pick up your Chunksters! Or if you already have a pedometer handy, it’s time to put it to use..., if you haven’t already.
d. Advance (80 points): Read any book you want (but it has to be one you owned or borrowed from library or one you received from a bookswap etc - any books purchased BRAND NEW in 2011 do not qualify for this challenge) and walk 5 minutes for every 10,000 words.
*A New feature in Amazon called ‘Text Stats’ will tell you the number of words in a book. Unfortunately, not all books will have this so you will have to check individual books before taking this class. Editions will not matter for this challenge (as long as it’s not abridged vs. Unabridged). When you view a book on Amazon, scroll down to the ‘Inside This Book’ section and click on ‘Text Stats’. The Time Traveller's Wife equates to 1.5 hours’ walk but Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas equates to only 20 minutes walk.
*or you can try AR Book Finder which looks like it is more user friendly.
e. Really Overly Ambitious (200 points): Listen to an audio book whilst taking a walk / a jog. This audio book is dedicated to your choice of exercise (ie. you can only listen to this audio book whilst walking / running – whether it be to the train/bus station in the morning to go to work or to the shops or on your treadmill etc)
You may choose a different class for each book
5. Celebrate Easter for 30 points:
You may do a and /or b for up to 5 books
a. Religious Feast: Read a book with word in title / picture on cover of the following:
Jesus, Christ, Cross, Death, Rise, Life, Bread, Wine, Blood, Lamb, Good, Holy
b. Secular Feast: Read a book with words in title / pictures on cover of the following:
Bunny, Rabbit, Hare, Spring, Basket, Life, Egg, Chocolate, Candy, Gift, Hide, Hunt
Mini SAT 4.1: 0 books to complete January shelves = 0 points
Challenge 4.2: 0 books @ 20 points each = 0 points
Challenge 4.3: 1 books @ 20 points each = 20 points
Challenge 4.4: 3 books @ 20 points each = 40 points
1 book @ 35 points each= 35 points
1 book @ 80 points each =80 points
Challenge 4.5: 1 books @ 30 points each = 30 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 0 books @ 50 points each =
Wide (Monthly shelf): 3 books @ 25 points each = 75
Hush: An Irish Princess' Tale 4/2/11
The Goose Girl 4/13/11
Her Warrior Slave 4/30/11
Monthlies (bonus on the 15th): No One You Know started on 4/14/11 and finished on 4/25/11 (used for task 3.3)
For 2. Ur'chatz (wash hands) = 40 points
Mini SAT bonus: less than 5 books for April shelves = 0 points
April: 340
Grand Total: 1445
May:1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):
20th-century
religion
short-stories The poison eaters
christian-fiction
2. Winner of You Choose, Karen (of the Bookworm), Task on Election in May for 30 points: Read a political themed book (which can include biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, history, etc)
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 5/27/11
3. In May: VE Day, Europe Day, and Holocaust Remembrance Day: For 30 points: Read a book on, during and / or about Wold War 2 BUT only in European setting.
4. 2010 GR Choice Awards: For 20 points: Read a book which either has won or was nominated for an award of your choice of category BUT to claim up to 5 books, read from 5 different categories.
Note: some books maybe have won or been nominated for different categories however that still counts only as one but you can choose which category to claim that one on.
Paranormal Fantasy-Blameless
Debut author- The Iron King
Young Adult Fantasy- The Lost Hero
Fiction- A Dog's Purpose
Cover Art- The Replacement
5. 25 May is Towel Day (a tribute to Douglas Adams): For 20 points: Read books to spell “TOWEL” either by title or author’s first / last name BUT only in (Outer) Space setting. For the Really Overly Ambitious: Bonus 100 points, if you choose one category only (eg. Only spell towel by first name of authors etc)
Mini SAT 5.1: 0 books to complete January shelves = 0 points
Challenge 5.2: 1 books @ 30 points each = 30 points
Challenge 5.3: 0 books @ 30 points each = 0 points
Challenge 5.4: 0 books @ 20 points each = 0 points
Challenge 4.5: 0 books @ 20 points each = 0 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 0 books @ 50 points each =
Wide (Monthly shelf): books 1 @ 25 points each = 25
Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Monthlies (bonus on the 15th): NA
Mini SAT bonus: less than 5 books for April shelves = 0 points
May: 55
Grand Total: 1500
June:1. Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):
general A Secret Kept 6/22/11
general-fiction A Secret Kept 6/22/11
action The Dead Of Night 7/7/11
action-adventure The Dead Of Night 7/7/11
college
business
school Dead Is the New Black 7/8/11
stories The Dead Of Night 7/7/11
horror Dead Is the New Black 7/8/11
memoir The Middle Place 6/12/11
memoirs The Middle Place 6/12/11
economics
2. 30 points: LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) Pride Month as declared by Barack Obama on 1 June 2009. "The movement has three main premises: that people should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity, that diversity is a gift, and that sexual orientation and gender identity are inherent and cannot be intentionally altered"
Read a book about this movement or written by LGBT authors.
A Secret Kept 6/22/11
3. Spelling Bee (31 May - 2 June 2011): We love our spelling / reading games so choose a word from this list and read a book (your choice of title / author names but be consistent for the one word)
a. words with 5 letters or less: 20 points per book; OR
b. words with 6-10 letters: 20 points per book for the first 5 letters then 50 points per book for additional letter/s; OR for the Really Overly Ambitious
c. words with more than 10 letters: 20 points per book for the first 5 letters then 50 points per book for additional letter/s PLUS double (2x) your points upon completion
Maximum of 5 books per challenge rule is overrulled in this instance.
Example for option b: 'misspell' (8 letters): (20x5) + (50x3) = 250 points
Example for option c: 'interesting' (11 letters): [(20x5) + (50x6)] x2 = 800 points
M-The Middle Place 6/12/11
A-
D-The Dead Of Night 7/7/11
N-
E-
S- A Secret Kept 6/22/11
S-Skeleton Creek 7/6/11
4. 20 points: Opposites: Different parts of the world are experiencing different seasons. Let's celebrate our differences by reading seasonal books (by cover / word in title) of where you are located. For example, if you are in the US, read a summer-y covered book or book with 'summer' in the title OR if you are in Oz, read a winter-y covered book or book with 'winter' in the title.
For 100 bonus points: Read 5 books to celebrate all seasons: summer, winter, autumn / fall, spring... and to make up to 5 books: 'tropics' (for word in title: 'tropic' or 'tropical' acceptable) or 'season' (seasons, seasonal, etc acceptable)
Fall: Hex Hall 6/3/11 (cover)
5. 20 points: Father's Day: Read books you have gifted / are giving to a father* OR books of interests** to them.
Skeleton Creek 7/6/11
*this can be your own father, your partner / father of your child, your father in law, etc... essentially any father figure you know
**It can be books on cars or camping or martial arts etc... wherever their interests lay
MID MONTH: NA
Challenge 6.1: books =
Challenge 6.2: 1 books @ 30 points each = 30
Challenge 6.3: 4 books @ 20 points each = 80
books @ 50 points each =
Challenge 6.4: 1 books @ 20 points each = 20
Challenge 6.5: books @ 20 points each =
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): books @ 50 points each = 0
Wide (Monthly shelf): books @ 25 points each = 0
Mini SAT: <5 books for ‘month’ shelves = 0
Monthlies (bonus on the 15th) = NA
June:130
Grand Total: 1630
July:1. Mini SAT: Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books or less):
fantasy Skeleton Creek 7/6/11
spirituality
nature
classic
classics
2000s
writing
children-s-literature
children-s-litSkeleton Creek 7/6/11
childrens-picture-books
2003
all-time-favorites Skeleton Creek 7/6/11
2. 30 points: Independence Day (US, Canada, and quite a few countries) & Bastille Day:
Read books about / set during revolutionary era (of any countries). Fiction examples: Chains - Seeds of America 1 by Laurie Halse Anderson, The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, etc
3. 30 points: Read around the world:
Read a book written by an author from or where it is mostly set in a country of your choosing but... your choice for this month is limited to a country where the first initial starts with the letters k, l, m, n, o
Use only this List of Countries for this challenge
4. 20 points: Read across generation:
Read 5 books published in the decades surrounding your birth - if you're looking for some suggestions: Books of the Century
The easiest to explain is by example, so if you were born in the 70's, read a book published in the 50's, 60's, 70's, 90's and the noughties (total 5 books).
For 100 bonus points: Read books published during the year with the same last digit of your birth year, for example if you were born in 1977, then read books published in 1957, 1967, 1977, 1987, and 1997.
1965
1975
1985
1995
2005
5. 20 points: New Seven Wonders of the World was announced on 07/07/2007. Choose 5 out of 7:
1. Great Wall of China, China: (fortification) read a book in connection with military / war
The Dead Of Night 7/7/11
2. Petra, Jordan: (UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage.") read a book in connection with civilization / culture
3. Christ the Redeemer, Brazil: (considered the second largest Art Deco statue in the world) read a book in connection with art
4. Machu Picchu, Peru: (brought to international attention in 1911) read a book in connection with exploration / archeology
5. Chichen Itza, Mexico: (Itzá in Spanish is often translated as "Brujas del Agua (Witches of Water)" but a more precise translation would be Magicians of Water) read a book in connection with magic / water
6. Collosseum, Italy: (ampitheatre originally for entertainment) read a book in connection with entertainment
Skeleton Creek 7/6/11
7. Taj Mahal, India: (a symbol of eternal love) Read a love story
*"in connection" can mean set in a particular time (eg. war) / place (eg. lake) or main character being military person / witches / actors / etc etc etc...
Challenge 7.1: 0 books =
Challenge 7.2: books @ 30 points each =
Challenge 7.3: books @ 30 points each =
Challenge 7.4: 0 books @ 20 points each =
Challenge 7.5: 0 books @ 20 points each =
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): books @ 50 points each = 0 points
Wide (Monthly Shelf): 0 books @ 25 points each =
Mini SAT: <5 books for 'month shelves = points
Mid Month = Quotes-
"Don't be ridiculous, Charlie, people love the parents who beat their kids in department stores. It's the ones who just let their kids wreak havoc that everybody hates."
— Christopher Moore (A Dirty Job)
Started A Dirty Job on 7/20/11
Bonus points for challenge 7.4 = points
July:
Grand Total:
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1.1 Mini SAT: 50 points when you have read off the following 12 shelves (with 5 books):
teen
Wintergirls1/12/11teen-fiction
Linger1/7/11poetry
Where the Sidewalk Ends1/18/11graphic-novel
Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth1/28/11graphic-novels
Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth1/28/11children
Where the Sidewalk Ends1/18/11children-books Where the Sidewalk Ends 1/18/11
childrens
Where the Sidewalk Ends1/18/11children-s
Where the Sidewalk Ends1/18/11childrens-books
Where the Sidewalk Ends1/18/11children-s-books
Where the Sidewalk Ends1/18/11philosophy
Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth1/28/111.2 20 points: being the first month of the New Year: read an author's first novel (ie. debut novel)
Completed 3/31/11Girl in Translation1/6/11The Magicians' Guild1/14/11[[book:Heat Wave|6566722]1/25/11Child 443/5/11A Tree Grows in Brooklyn3/31/111.3 30 points: 26 January is Australia Day: Read a book written by an Australian author or where it is mostly set in Australia
The Magicians' Guild1/14/11The Dead Of Night7/7/111.4 20 points: Second Monday in January (10th in 2011) is Coming of Age Day in Japan: Read a manga or YA books set in Japan (or for the main protagonist to at least visit Japan in the story - flashbacks do not count)
Honey and Clover, Volume 11/29/111.5 30 points: Third Monday in January (17th in 2011) is Martin Luther King, Jr Day in the US: Read a book with civil rights as the theme or written by African American author.
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter1/23/11The Four Ms. Bradwells: A Novel2/14/11Everything Is Illuminated2/18/11Challenge 1.1 Mini-SAT: 4 books for 50 points
Challenge 1.2: 5 books @ 20 points each = 100 points
Challenge 1.3: 2 books @ 30 points each =60 points
Challenge 1.4: 1 books @ 20 points each = 20 points
Challenge 1.5: 3 books @ 30 points each = 90 points
Bonus Pointers:
Thick (>500 pages): 0 books @ 50 points each = 0 points
Wide (Monthly shelf): 3 books @ 25 points each = 75 points
Girl in Translation 1/6/11
Linger 1/7/11
Wintergirls 1/12/11
Mini SAT: 4 books for ‘month’ shelves = 50 points
Bonuses: 1 X 25 points =25 points
January: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter 1/23/11
Total points: 470 points
Books Read: